Tengzhou

Tengzhou
滕州市
Location in Zaozhuang
Location in Zaozhuang
Tengzhou is located in Shandong
Tengzhou
Tengzhou
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 35°05′N 117°09′E / 35.083°N 117.150°E / 35.083; 117.150
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityZaozhuang
Township-level divisions21
Government
 • CPC Committee SecretaryShao Shiguan (邵士官)
 • MayorLiu Wenqiang (刘文强)
Area
 • Total1,485 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,756,300
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
277500
Area code0632
Websitetengzhou.gov.cn
Tengzhou
Chinese滕州
PostalTengchow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTéngzhōu
Wade–GilesT'eng2-chou1

Tengzhou (Chinese: 滕州; pinyin: Téngzhōu) is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China, and is the site of the feudal vassal State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn period.

Tengzhou was likely the birthplace of the philosopher Mozi, and the city hosts the Mozi Memorial Hall (simplified Chinese: 墨子纪念馆; traditional Chinese: 墨子紀念館) to commemorate him.[1]

The mayor of Tengzhou is Liu Wenqiang, and the Tengzhou Party Committee Secretary is Shao Shiguan.[2]

Tengzhou has an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi),[1] and a population of 1,756,300 as of 2019.[3] As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Tengzhou was 1,553,200.[4]

  1. ^ a b 滕州市概况. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2010-07-19. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  2. ^ 邵士官、刘文强到龙泉街道走访慰问老干部. Sohu (in Chinese). 2019-02-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. ^ 人口民族 (in Chinese). Tengzhou People's Government. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. ^ People's Government of Tengzhou (2023-05-16). "2022年滕州市国民经济和社会发展统计公报" [Statistical Bulletin on National Economic and Social Development of Tengzhou City, 2022]. xxgk.tengzhou.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-30.